I haven’t written a blog in so long. The reason for that outside of wrapping up another Let’s Play with Bayonetta is because I’m also in the middle of moving to a new apartment. That, alongside with making levels for...

Samurai Shodown is one of those fighting games that needs no introduction to the fighting game scene, but at the same time doesn’t get much recognition that it deserves to the casual audience. It’s one of the games that I perso...

I wanted to talk about the Beat-Tribe Cup series again during Virtua Fighter Month, but I didn’t want to talk about the 25th Anniversary of VFR. I’ll save that until December. I do, however, want to talk about why I enjoy w...

Wow. I’ve been doing this for so long since I was posting at Eventhubs eight years.
As you already know, Markman and Mr. Wizard announced the following nine games for EVO 2019 this year. There are some returning ones, along with...

2018… What a wild year it was for fighting games.
This was the year where anime fighters shined thanks to the release of the Dragon Ball FighterZ. Arc System Works made their presence known with that game, bringing the competit...

Two years ago when I did VF Month, I made a blog based on the history of the Beat-Tribe Cup series, covering from the Athena Cup of the 1990s to the series that we know and love today. The last Beat-Tribe Cup tournament that was held ...

Training Mode has been essential to the fighting game genre. It was a way for players to sharpen their skills so that they can try their moves out in locals, online, or in major tournaments. It was a place where they can practice comb...

In 2011, AlexMD made an interesting post on VFDC compiling the franchise’s involvement in pop culture. It was resurfaced once again due to Akira’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.
Virtua Fighte...

Can you believe that it has been 25 years since Virtua Fighter came out?
SEGA made a huge risk when it came to 3D gaming back in the early 1990s. The Model 1 Hardware was out, and Virtua Racing was a success. Then came Virtua Fighter,...

When I revamped my main channel last year, I made a pledge to make more fighting game videos after I’d get settled. So I decided to create a series dedicated to showing my progress in fighting games, and also seeing the fun of l...

In fighting games, there are fundamentals that every player had to use, such as whiff punishment, spacing, and more. Many fighting game players have used fundamentals to their advantage as their key to victory in games such as Street ...

Another EVO is in the books!
We’ve seen a lot of crazy moments happen at this tournament, such as new legends being made such as SonicFox becoming the first man to win DBFZ at EVO and Problem X being the first Englishman t...

Evo 2018 is almost here, ladies and gentlemen!
Brackets for each game has been uploaded, players are making their final preparations before entering the big tournament… I’m very excited about this tournament to take place...

Another E3 in the books! And my god, what an event that was!
We’ve seen a lot of surprises at E3 this year from the return of Battletoads, to the fifth entry of Devil May Cry, and more. As for fighting games, let’s just sa...

On December 17, 2017, Team Ninja announced to the world that they ended support for the Dead or Alive 5 series. The fans thought that it was the end of a franchise, but that was not the case. A couple weeks ago, it was announced by T...

When it comes to doing Let’s Plays, there will that one moment where we would practice a game off-camera just to prepare for making new videos. There’s also going to be a point during the recording where Let’s Players cur...

Picture this: you’re watching a fighting game tournament stream. You see two well-known players using their characters at their full potential and showing off what they can do with them. After that, you go online or local and tr...

I’ve been playing fighting games competitively for years now. I competed in mostly 3D fighters such as Dead or Alive, Virtua Fighter, and most recently: Tekken. Hopefully, I will add SoulCalibur VI to the mix once the game comes out....

Another year, another EVO 2018 lineup announcement!
This year, Mr. Wizard has announced the following eight games that will be at EVO this year. Out of these eight games, there are one 3D fighter, two 2D fighters, two Smash games, and...

Virtua Fighter Relationship has held the longest-running VF tournament series with the Beat-Tribe Cup in Japan. Previously known as the Athena Cup, it is known for their team tournament settings from 3v3 to 5v5 under a Round Robin-sty...

Virtua Fighter 2 was released on November 1994 under the Sega Model 2 Arcade System. As the sequel to the first game, it had to make serious improvements since Tekken was released one month later after VF2. Ironically, Tekken was dire...

Virtua Fighter 3tb came out on September 1997 for the Sega Model 3 arcade system. It was an update to Virtua Fighter 3 and it added Team Battle as part of the gameplay. This game was ported to the Dreamcast in November 27, 1998 in Jap...

It’s no secret that Japanese Pro-Wrestling is my favorite, aside from video games. It is also true that Professional Wrestling characters in fighting games were based off of real wrestlers. For instance, King and Armor King from...

When I brought Virtua Fighter Month into Destructoid back in 2015, I mentioned that there were two VF games that I have yet to play. Those games are Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned and Virtua Fighter 5 R. The reason why I never played t...

In the previous chapter of The Will to Keep Playing, I listed the benefits on what happens when you continuously play fighters. But now, it’s time to switch it up.
When it comes to being a great fighting game player, you are bou...

Fighting games are fun to play. They can be enjoyed casually or competitively, which is really up to you on how you play it. There are times, however, where it can also stress you out if you take them too seriously to a point where it...

Since 1996, EVO is known for producing one of the world’s best fighting game tournaments, starting with Street Fighter. By 2003, EVO expanded to more fighters from 2D and 3D since it was previously known for holding various tour...

How about that E3, guys? It was lackluster, but it had some decent news.
This year, we were introduced to some decent fighting game news at E3, and well… let me just say that my wallet will be going empty soon, and it’s n...

During the 1980s and 1990s, Square was known for producing popular JRPGs, platformers, and rail shooters. They published and developed popular games such as Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Romancing Saga, the ever-so-popular ...

On March 6, 2012, Capcom released a fighting game crossover that includes the best-selling 2D fighting game franchise colliding with the best-selling 3D fighting game franchise. That game was Street Fighter x Tekken.
This game had a f...

About Virtua Kazamaone of us since 12:55 PM on 07.05.2014

DOA Player and Fighting Game Researcher. I play games: mostly fighters, platformers, beat em' ups, Japanese, Retro, and Modern. I do videos. That's all.